Thinking Out Loud » grandchildren

It was fun, but(t)…

Lee — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:52:36 +0000

Santa left some snow sliding saucers for Tasha and Ben for Christmas. And of course they needed to be tested as soon as possible. Fortunately, there’s a hill close by to Graham and Ivy’s house that was built especially for that purpose. Unfortunately, they don’t tell you that one part of the hill is almost suicidal.

That’s the hill I wanted. And up I went, and then down I went, with Tasha on board. Apparently, according to Graham, “You guys sure caught a lot of air when you went over that bump!” I don’t know about that, because we were coming down the hill backwards incredibly fast, and I couldn’t turn the damn thing around. When we hit the bump, all I knew was there was nothing under me for a long time, and suddenly there was. I have a bruise on my butt the size of a basketball, and I’m pretty sure I re-broke the same rib I broke a couple of years ago. Anyway, we moved over to the semi-bunny hill (safer for young ones AND old bones)

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Great Uncle – part 2

Lee — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:27:53 +0000

A long time ago, I posted a photo of Audie and Tash. I re-discovered it, and decided to try and paint it. The original photo is here and this is my version of it below…

A new grandson – Ben

Lee — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:01:19 +0000

Ben was born Tuesday morning in Calgary. (I think was Tuesday morning, Graham called me Monday night to tell me he and Ivy were at the hospital) In any event, photos say more than I could. Congratualtions, Ivy, Graham and Tash!

There’s more photos on the next page…

Jack’s page

Lee — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:23:03 +0000

I’ve added another web page to the “About Me” section.

The section for Jack (that’s my new grandson) is finally online, though it’s a bit bare at the moment.

I hope to fix that up in the next week, because I’ll be on my way to Calgary Monday morning. I should be able to add a few photos and other stuff right away.

Congratulations Amy and Bert!

Lee — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:25:20 +0000

Just thought I’d let everyone know that Amy and Bert are the proud parents of brand new son, Albert Jack. He was born on February 14th.

And that makes me a grandpa again!!!

As soon as I get some more photos, I’ll get them posted here.

Here’s a couple that were emailed to me. I’m hoping for more, but mom claims she’s kinda busy…

(not so) Great Uncle Audie

Lee — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:23:59 +0000

Maybe it’s because I’m a little jealous, ’cause Tasha hasn’t sat with me long enough for a photo, but I don’t see why anyone would consider him anymore than just your average uncle.

And you can wipe that smug little grin off your face anytime now, brother of mine!

Natasha in a pool

Lee — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:33:37 +0000

It was hot in Edmonton yesterday.

I went to a Canadian Tire store and found a little paddling pool for Natasha (and a red Spiderman beach ball) The water was ice cold, but she didn’t seem to mind at all

Sunday afternoon B-B-Q

Lee — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:20:03 +0000

On Sunday afternoon, Graham, Ivy and Natasha came over for a while. It was a sunny afternoon (which turned sort of drab and cold later on) but we bar-b-qued some burgers and had a couple of beers.

Natasha, as usual, didn’t want too much to do with me. I’ve decided that’s okay. It’s one less Christmas gift to buy

Of course, the robins on my front door waited patiently (not really, they are getting pretty demanding and noisy, especially in the morning) for supper. They preferred their worms a little on the rare side…

Natasha page added to the blog site

Lee — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:17:30 +0000

I’ve added another web page to the “About Me” section.

The section for Natasha is up, and since she’s my first grandchild, she might get special treatment and get two or three pages.